Will Aaron Boone, the new Yankees manager, be trading places with the recently deposed Joe Girardi?

The possibility exists. Boone will be leaving his gig as analyst for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” and Girardi, who has TV experience having worked for both Fox Sports and the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, has stated he would like to once again return to the microphone life.

Now, ESPN has lost two-thirds of its “SNB” booth with play-by-play man Dan Shulman already announcing he was leaving the job and Boone headed for pinstripes. That leaves Jessica Mendoza as the last “SNB” voice standing.

Joe Girardi has TV experience having worked for both Fox Sports and the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network.

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“Joe and Jessica. Jessica and Joe. It has a nice ring to it,” said a TV executive with links to MLB. “Girardi did well in his TV stints and is a marquee name ESPN might just like to work its Sunday baseball product.”

It’s not a reach to suggest that Boone’s microphone stylings helped him convince Brian Cashman that he, at least, had the communication skills to be the Yankees manager. Boone has worked for ESPN since 2010. During those years he was a low-key but effective analyst. He never tried to make the broadcast about him no matter who he worked with. He was plain spoken, descriptive and made the game easy to understand.

Aaron Boone.

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His pairing with Mendoza, the first woman to be an ESPN MLB analyst, revealed a secure guy who devoted major effort, along with Shulman, to bringing out the best in Mendoza. With Shulman, the trio blended together well.

Yes, Boone has Yankees roots and the baseball biz is more like a family business to him, but it’s interesting that Cashman dipped into the broadcast booth for his new manager. Cashman had other broadcasting options in YES’ John Flaherty and David Cone, both former Bombers, but didn’t elect to interview either of them.

Jessica Mendoza is the last "SNB" voice standing.

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After seven years as a baseball TV analyst, Boone has plenty of experience expressing his opinions on and off the air. Of all the star national analysts, Boone was very accessible and easy to interview. It would be hard to imagine him not easily handling the New York media and the nightly postgame press conferences aired live on the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network.

In many of the stories surrounding Girardi’s exit, his uptight performances with the media were highlighted. His style is the opposite of Boone, who, at least during his ESPN “SNB” stint, rocked steady.

The transfer of Boone from the microphone to the dugout gives reason to wonder if Cashman has started a trend. Clearly, the Yankees GM is putting a high priority on a manager’s ability to communicate, not just with his players but the media as well. Also, the cost of hiring a broadcaster is a lot cheaper than hiring a manager with experience and a big name.

With Boone’s broadcasting experience, look for a manager’s show on YES and maybe more. Part of Boone’s job description will be to accentuate the pinstripe brand by reaching out to the community. If Cashman’s plan works, look for other baseball suits to focus on other former players in the broadcast booth. Keith, Ron — are you ready?